Nautic Laugic NL4-Nt Operating instructions

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NL4-NtINSTALLATIONandOPERATIONGUIDE
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4 position Plug CONNECTOR.
Attach to the Computer Cable.
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4 POS. FEMA E CONNECTOR.
Attach to the Paddle Wheel
PS2 MINI CIRCU AR CONNECTOR.
GPS RECEIVER CONNECTS HERE.

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NL4-NtINSTALLATIONandOPERATIONGUIDE
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TheinstallationoftheNL4issimple.Thisprod ctisaretro-fit.TheNL4’s‘powerandsignal’connectorisidenticaltoyo r
existingpaddle-wheelconnector.Yo rtasksarebasic:locatetheGPSpod,mo nttheNL4, npl gthepaddle-wheel,andattach
theNL4.Wirestrippingand/orsplicingareNOTreq ired.
TURNOFFTHEPOWERandDISCONNECTTHEBATTERY.
LocatetheGPSReceive .
TheNL4’scompatibleGPSReceiveriswaterproofwithgreatreception.It’s
resilientandtoleranttomarines rro ndings.Thesefollowingconstraints
arekey:theGPSreq iresaclearline-of-sighttothesky;thewindshield
and/orclothtopsho ldn’tpresentaproblem.Keepitawayfromother
electronics/antenna’sthatmayinterferewiththereceiver.Everyboatis
different,soexperimentwithvariedReceiverlocationstofindthebest
(beforemo ntingitpermanently). Pict re :anewskiboathasasimilarGPS
Receivermo ntedaheadofthewindshield.
Locatethepaddle-wheelconnectors;lookinthebilge,nearthepaddle-
wheel.TheywillappearlikethetwoDe tschconnectors(seefirstpage)
matedtogether.Ro tetheGPScabletowardsthepaddle-wheelconnector.
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NL4MountingConside ations.
Pickaprotectedarealike nderthedash,orhighinag nwale.
TheNL4isnotwater-proof.TheNL4providestwomo nting
flangesonitscase.Usethesetosec rethecaseonaflat
s rface,that’sinreachofboththeGPSReceiverandpaddle-
wheelconnectors.Themo ntingholesaccept#8screws(not
provided).
AttachtheNL4.
ThreadtheNL4’sGreycable/connectorstothepaddle-wheel
connector.Separatethematinghalvesofthecomp ter-to-
paddle-wheelconnector.inserttheNL4’sfo r-positionmale
connectorintothecomp ter’sfo r-positionfemale;Makes re
thematingconnectorlatchesengage.
Topreservethelaketemperat ref nctionfromthepaddle-
wheel,insertthefreepaddle-wheelpl gintotheNL4’sfo r-
positionsocket(female)connector.Makes rethemating
connectorlatchesengage.

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NL4-NtINSTALLATIONandOPERATIONGUIDE
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AttachGPSReceive .
Pl gtheGPSReceiverintotheNL4’sPS2connector.Notethe
‘ARROW’embossedintotheconnector.Orientthearrowat12
o’clock,orawayfromthemo ntingflange.F llyinsertthemetal
shell/pinsintothesocket.Bes retostrainrelieftheGPS
Receivercable/connector,withacabletietoanearbyfixed
provision.
ReconnecttheBattery.
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Ope ation.
TheNL4’ssolef nctionistocomm nicatespeeddatafromtheGPSReceivertotheInstr mentation(Dash)Comp terMod le.
TheNL4willinNO-WAYinterfereormeddlewithnormalcomp terf nctions.TheformatoftheNL4’sspeedo tp tisanexact
matchtothepaddle-wheels,andisaseamlessintegrationintothecomp tersystem.
Ona‘coldstart’(powert rnedonafteraprolongedoffperiod)theGPSReceiverwillreq ire1–2min testosynctothe
satellites.Withawarmstart,expectthesatellitesyncwithin30seconds.
Calib ation.
FollowtheSpeedometerCalibrationinstr ctionso tlinedintheBoatMan fact rer’sInstr ctionMan al.TypicallythePaddle-
wheel’sspeedwillregister1to2mphslowerthanthecleaner,fasterNL4.AhandheldGPSisavery sef lspeedreference.
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Wa anty.  Na ticLa gicwarrantiestheNL4foroneyear.
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